US Laboratory Module
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The US Laboratory Module, officially named Destiny, is the primary American research facility on the International Space Station, housing advanced scientific experiments in microgravity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| US Laboratory Module canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11000173 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: US Laboratory Module Context triple: [Destiny laboratory, alsoKnownAs, US Laboratory Module]
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A.
Lab
Lab is the common abbreviation for Páirtí an Lucht Oibre, the Irish Labour Party, a social-democratic political party in Ireland.
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B.
Physical Sciences Laboratory
The Physical Sciences Laboratory is a research division focused on studying atmospheric and related physical processes within NOAA’s Earth System Research Laboratories.
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C.
Nature Lab
Nature Lab is a hands-on natural science and materials resource center at the Rhode Island School of Design that provides students with access to biological specimens, tools, and interdisciplinary learning about the natural world.
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D.
HAL Laboratory
HAL Laboratory is a Japanese video game developer best known for creating the Kirby series and contributing to the Super Smash Bros. franchise.
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E.
Wentian laboratory module
The Wentian laboratory module is a major science and experiment module of China’s Tiangong space station, designed to support microgravity research and enhance the station’s living and working capabilities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: US Laboratory Module Target entity description: The US Laboratory Module, officially named Destiny, is the primary American research facility on the International Space Station, housing advanced scientific experiments in microgravity.
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A.
Lab
Lab is the common abbreviation for Páirtí an Lucht Oibre, the Irish Labour Party, a social-democratic political party in Ireland.
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B.
Physical Sciences Laboratory
The Physical Sciences Laboratory is a research division focused on studying atmospheric and related physical processes within NOAA’s Earth System Research Laboratories.
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C.
Nature Lab
Nature Lab is a hands-on natural science and materials resource center at the Rhode Island School of Design that provides students with access to biological specimens, tools, and interdisciplinary learning about the natural world.
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D.
HAL Laboratory
HAL Laboratory is a Japanese video game developer best known for creating the Kirby series and contributing to the Super Smash Bros. franchise.
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E.
Wentian laboratory module
The Wentian laboratory module is a major science and experiment module of China’s Tiangong space station, designed to support microgravity research and enhance the station’s living and working capabilities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
International Space Station module
ⓘ
science laboratory module ⓘ |
| associatedAgency |
NASA Johnson Space Center
ⓘ
linked to:
Johnson Space Center
|
| attachedTo |
Unity module
ⓘ
linked to:
Unity
|
| connectedTo | Harmony module ⓘ |
| constructedAt | Marshall Space Flight Center ⓘ |
| constructedIn | Huntsville, Alabama ⓘ |
| contains | International Standard Payload Racks ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewAccess | via pressurized hatches ⓘ |
| diameter | about 4.3 m ⓘ |
| enables | long-duration microgravity experiments ⓘ |
| function |
microgravity research laboratory
ⓘ
primary American research facility on the ISS ⓘ |
| hasDataSystems | experiment data handling and communication systems ⓘ |
| hasLifeSupport | environmental control systems ⓘ |
| hasWindow | Earth-observation window ⓘ |
| installationDateOnISS | 2001-02-10 ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2001-02-07 ⓘ |
| launchedByMission | STS-98 ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Space Shuttle Atlantis ⓘ |
| length | about 8.5 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Boeing ⓘ |
| mass | about 14500 kg ⓘ |
| moduleType | pressurized laboratory module ⓘ |
| nickname |
Destiny Lab
ⓘ
linked to:
Destiny laboratory
|
| officialName | Destiny ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbit | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| orientation | longitudinally along ISS truss axis ⓘ |
| partOf | International Space Station ⓘ |
| powerSupply | ISS electrical power system ⓘ |
| pressurizedVolume | about 106 m3 ⓘ |
| previousManufacturerName | McDonnell Douglas ⓘ |
| primaryStructureMaterial | aluminum alloy ⓘ |
| provides | science racks for experiments ⓘ |
| segment |
US Orbital Segment
ⓘ
linked to:
ISS US Orbital Segment
|
| status | operational ⓘ |
| supports | US National Laboratory research ⓘ |
| supportsResearchIn |
Earth observation
ⓘ
biology ⓘ fluid physics ⓘ human physiology ⓘ materials science ⓘ microgravity science ⓘ technology development ⓘ |
| windowLocation | starboard side ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: US Laboratory Module Description of subject: The US Laboratory Module, officially named Destiny, is the primary American research facility on the International Space Station, housing advanced scientific experiments in microgravity.
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